When will the power be back in Oxford, AL?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
Oxford is a city of about 22,088 residents in Calhoun County.
Alabama Power has reported outages for Oxford by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-09-18) — so when Oxford is affected, this page can show the city's own customers-out count and restoration time rather than only the county-wide total.
ZIP codes in Oxford:
Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Oxford: the closest other places we track are Anniston, about 6 miles to the northeast; Jacksonville, about 16 miles to the northeast; Talladega, about 17 miles to the southwest; and Pell City, about 23 miles to the west. Also nearby: Rainbow City (27 mi NW), Gadsden (30 mi N), Moody (36 mi W), Sylacauga (37 mi SW), Leeds (40 mi W), Trussville (41 mi W), Clay (43 mi W) and Boaz (45 mi N).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: northeast toward Cedartown, GA (46 mi); east toward Carrollton, GA (45 mi); southeast toward LaGrange, GA (62 mi); south toward Alexander City (47 mi); southwest toward Chelsea (48 mi); west toward Irondale (46 mi); and northwest toward Albertville (50 mi).
Who serves Oxford?
We track live outage data from Alabama Power in Calhoun County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map. Cherokee Electric Cooperative, Coosa Valley Electric Cooperative and City of Piedmont also serve parts of Calhoun County — we don't yet read their own live outage maps.
Oxford's last tracked outage began Sep 23, peaked at 27 customers out, and was restored in 3 hours. Across the 5 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 2 hours.
- Sep 23 — 27 customers out, restored in 3 hours
- Sep 19 — 99 customers out, restored in 2 hours
- Sep 11 — 51 customers out, restored in an hour
- Sep 6 — 99 customers out, restored in 12 hours
County context: across all of Calhoun County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 4.5 hr. The full record for Calhoun County
Common questions
When will my power be back on in Oxford, AL?
It depends on the cause and how many crews are working; the live status at the top of this page shows the current outlook. For context from Oxford's own record: across the 5 outages this site has tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 2 hours — the outage-history panel above lists them.
How do I check the power outage status in Oxford, AL?
To check your own street, search an Oxford ZIP code — 36203 — and the map opens on that area.
